Category Archives: News
Premier, top doctor to deliver COVID-19 update Wednesday
Nova Scotians will hear from the premier and top doctor on Wednesday. Premier Tim Houston and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang are set to hold a COVID-19 update at 3 p.m. Since the mo...
Jan 19, 2022 Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health; photo courtesy Communications NS
Houston asks N.S. to “buckle down” with 73 in hospital, 15 in ICU
Nova Scotia is reporting 13 new hospital admissions and eight discharges. There is also one death related to COVID-19. A woman in her 80s in Eastern Zone has died. “This is another very sad day ...
Jan 18, 2022
Houston riding high in polls, 57 per cent approval rating
A new poll shows the honeymoon phase for our premier is still going strong. Tim Houston has the highest approval rating out of any leader in our country. He owns a 57 percent approval rating, just ahe...
Jan 18, 2022
Union Representing School Support Staff Calls For Province To Close Schools
A union representing 4,600 school support workers says they’re not being heard by the Nova Scotia government. The chair of CUPE Nova Scotia’s School Board Council of Unions is calling on g...
Jan 18, 2022
Lunenburg RCMP Save 17 Year Old From Overdose
Lunenburg District RCMP say they were able to revive a 17 year old who was suffering from an opioid overdose on January 14. Police say they responded to a call for a 17 year old boy who has collapsed ...
Jan 18, 2022
Many without power after messy storm blows through N.S.
Many Nova Scotians are waking up in the dark on Tuesday after another blast of messy weather. The storm brought snow, rain, and strong wind gusts to the province on Monday. Winds were set to gust up t...
Jan 18, 2022 Erik Witsoe / Unsplash
COVID-19: N.S. dealing with 73 hospitalizations, 4 deaths (Jan 15-17)
Nova Scotia is reporting 15 new hospital admissions and 12 discharges since the last update on Friday. Additionally, four deaths related to COVID-19 occurred over the weekend. - a man in his 40s in Ce...
Jan 17, 2022
High winds lead to power outages
Nova Scotians are dealing with another blast of messy weather. Wind and rain warnings are in place for much of the province, including the Halifax area. Environment Canada is calling for winds to gust...
Jan 17, 2022 Rain. (CREDIT: PEXELS)
Funding To Help Expand Settlement Services For Newcomers
Ottawa has announced more than $35 million over three years to help expand resettlement capacity and settlement services. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said $21 million will be used to add new Rese...
Jan 17, 2022
Trudeau Comments On Moderate Livelihood Fisheries
The Prime Minister says the federal government continues to work on implementing moderate livelihood fisheries with Indigenous communities. Speaking to Acadia News last week, Justin Trudeau says recon...
Jan 17, 2022
